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Population estimate

Greetings! Thank you for your contributions. I was wondering whether you had a link or a source for the population estimate for the Antiochian Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia and New Zealand. The original link cites 7,525; you changed the number to an estimated 37,525, but the link remains, now contradicting rather than supporting. I'm guessing that source is from 2001, but I may be wrong. The only other source I could find online is from 1996: 3,969. —magda (talk) 07:46, December 29, 2005 (CST)

Antiochian.org.au

Regarding the parishes - there are a couple of parishes on OrthodoxWiki that haven't made it onto the Antiochian.org.au website: St Nicholas, Mayfield (NSW), Invercargill Mission (NZ), Hamilton Mission (NZ); and also, one that hasn't made it to OrthodoxWiki - St Cuthbert, Rowville (Vic). I didn't add the last one because I thought that you probably knew what was going on and had reasons, but just in case I thought you should know. cheers, -- — by Pιsτévοtalkcomplaints at 16:07, February 7, 2006 (CST)

+Gibran (revisited)

With recent edits, should he be listed as Bishop or Archbishop? I know that you're "closer to the action" (if you'll excuse the term), but there really should be one marker. Also, his nomination for elevation (in northern autumn?) and whether he was actually elevated is ambiguous. Thanks, — by Pιsτévοtalkcomplaints at 03:58, February 27, 2006 (CST)

Your use of Byzantine

Chrisg,

Many folks use the descriptor Byzantine for different purposes. Within Orthodoxy it is generally used to identify the specifically Greek, as opposed to Slavic, tradition. Outside of Orthodoxy it is often used to differentiate between Chalcedonian Orthodoxy and non-Chalcedonian "Oriental" Orthodoxy.

In several of your recent contributions I've noticed you using the word in this latter way. However, this isn't necessary (or even desired) on OrthodoxWiki. We start from a Mainstream Chalcedonian Bias, which means that when we use the word Orthodox we generally mean Eastern or Byzantine Orthodox. We don't have to include the words "Eastern" or "Byzantine." Non-Chalcedonians, etc., are not presumed to be included.

I hope this is clear. Let me know if you have any questions. —Dcn. Davidtalkcontribs 06:54, March 15, 2006 (CST)

Ordination

Thanks. I need to hear Axios, but I cetainly do not personally feel worthy. I had a rather long discussion with Archimandrite Fr Victor Penel last century about whether candidates for priesthood are worthy or not. He disagreed with my view, but we remained friendly nonetheless. But thanks for the comment!

Reminds me of Fr Paul Nadim Tarazi's comments on Communion - if you think you're worthy, you should probably step out of the line. But, just in case, I should clarify - in the Greek, 'Panta Axios' is used from a distance (ie not in person), if I understand correctly, both as 'may you be worthy' and 'always be worthy', ie present and future tenses. Even if it's not correct, that's what I meant :) --— by Pιsτévοtalkcomplaints at 23:18, April 10, 2006 (CDT)

Since the event has happened, a re-stated Axios!. May God grant many years of service according to His will. — Pιsτévο, at 06:29, May 29, 2006 (CDT)

Once again, many thanks. I like the use of Axios in the exhortatory voice. And will always think of it in that positive exemplary way, thanks to your eloquent clarification. I also really like Fr Paul Tarazi's comment about stepping out of line. Fr Themi will be in Australia in June, July, August 2006, visiting Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane. Might you get an opportunity to see the "Apostle to the Poor"? :)~ chrisg 2006-05-29-2305 EAST

Last time he came to Brisbane, I was out of the state - I hope that doesn't happen again...do you know when he's getting to Brisbane, by any chance? Assuming that I'm here, then God willing I'll definitely be there :D. — Pιsτévο, at 13:30, May 29, 2006 (CDT)

Sydney 5 to 24 July 2006, then straight to Brisbane, but I do not know for how long in Brisbane. chrisg 2006-05-30-1013

Until I get a citation, I have taken the safer course of deleting the Antiochian comment for the moment. An official comment could be forthcoming in the near future.
Thanks
chrisg 2006 April 10 1753 EAST

Quite an official comment! As I said on MetBoulos' page, please see the SCCOCA talk page, and the main article. --— by Pιsτévοtalkcomplaints at 23:15, April 10, 2006 (CDT).

I think someone might be a bit sick of the heavy-handed one-sidedness we have seen for so many years.

Of course, the "representatives" of "SCCOCA", except for the Ecumenical representative, were unaware that Antioch had been "excluded". Not a cooperative decision.

Also there was no Representative of the Moscow Patriarchate at the Vespers. The cleric who used to be the representative of the Moscow Patriarchate in Australia had that status terminated by Met Kyril of Smolensk and Kaliningrad about 4 years ago. All the Moscow clergy in Australia now report direct to Met Kyril.

In addition it was ROCOR who used to be a member of SCCOCA, not Moscow. It is a bit disingenous to mention Moscow as having been represented when it was never a member of SCCOCA anyway.....

It must be hard to be unbiased, having only heared the one version in the past.

Who is N Stavropoulos? Is he the college registrar?

Thanks

)~ chrisg 2006 April 11 : 1517 EAST

No no - college registrar is Anastasios Kalogerakis, BTh. I'm not completely sure who it is - Stavropoulos is a fairly common name, particularly amongst active members of the GOA in Sydney - but I do know of a priest by that initial.

Also, I would expect that 'representative of Moscow Patriarchate' was more 'a priest of' (rather than the leader); that being said, I'm not in Marrickville or anything.

*sigh* Australia's always been about half a generation behind America, but we must be well overdue for our huge convert influx, imho. --— by Pιsτévοtalkcomplaints at 03:05, April 11, 2006 (CDT)

Exarchs

The current situation for Exarchs for the Church of Antioch for Australia and New Zealand is a little jumbled - any chance you'd be able to spare time for your preparation to shed some light on these very overlapping dates?

clarification: were there two exarchs in Australia at the one time? — by Pιsτévοtalkcomplaints at 04:38, May 23, 2006 (CDT)

I've attempted to clear this up as much as possible: I've tried to make it flow from Fr Nicholas Shehadie to Fr Nicolas Mansour (after that is easy, of course). Backwards it doesn't work, but I'm hoping that forwards both works and is correct. Your input, when possible, is much appreciated. — Pιsτévο, at 08:07, May 27, 2006 (CDT)

Deaconess is an order in the Church. Diakonissa, like Khourieh, are wives of those in orders. A link to deaconesses might be appropriate in the Diakonissa article, and depending on its treatment perhaps in the Feminism article. chrisg 2006-06-01-1219 EAST